Clinical and Translational Research
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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2022; 10(14): 4357-4367
Published online May 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i14.4357
Learning curve for a surgeon in robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy through a “G”-shaped approach: A cumulative sum analysis
Zhi-Gang Wei, Chao-Jie Liang, Yang Du, Yong-Ping Zhang, Yu Liu
Zhi-Gang Wei, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
Chao-Jie Liang, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
Yang Du, Operating Room, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
Yong-Ping Zhang, Yu Liu, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
Author contributions: Wei ZG designed the research study; Liang CJ and Zhang YP performed the research; Wei ZG and Zhang YP analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Du Y drew the image; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Shanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department Social Development Fund, No. 201903D321144.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Institutional Review Board (Approval No. 2019SK13).
Clinical trial registration statement: This study is registered at Chinese Clinical Trial Registry. The registration identification number is ChiCTR210053744.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Zhi-Gang Wei, MD, Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No. 85 Jiefangnan Road, Yingze Strict, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China. sdyywzg2018@126.com
Received: February 22, 2021
Peer-review started: February 22, 2021
First decision: September 28, 2021
Revised: October 19, 2021
Accepted: March 24, 2022
Article in press: March 24, 2022
Published online: May 16, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy (RPD) can achieve similar surgical results to open and PD; however, RPD has a long learning curve and operation time. A total of 60 patients, who received “G”-shaped RPD (GRPD) by a single surgeon in the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University from May 2017 to April 2020, were included in this study. GRPD can improve the learning curve and operative time, providing a new method for shortening the RPD learning curve.